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Baby Boomer Housing Needs | Israel and Iran fears and rate cut uncertainty | The FAANG Fallacy: A Closer Look at the Risks of Acronym Investments | Q&A
This issue of Wealth Adviser includes: Baby Boomer housing needs. As they age, baby boomer housing needs are changing as they look to downsize to smaller more manageable homes or apartments. However, some want to stay and modify their existing homes. There is a need...
How to Boost Your Retirement Savings as Super and Tax Laws Change | Uranium and the Fear of Running Out | Is Now a Buy-Low Opportunity for Private Real Estate? | Q&A
This issue of Wealth Adviser includes: How to boost your retirement savings as super and tax laws change. With increases coming to super caps, and personal tax cuts there may be opportunities for individuals to contribute more to their super and further reduce...
Bitcoin To Infinity and Beyond | The Aged Care Recommendations That Will Cost You More | How Should Investors Approach The Next Phase of Tech Rally | Q&A
This issue of Wealth Adviser includes: Bitcoin to infinity and beyond ... again! Following an 80% drop from its peak in 2021, Bitcoin has rebounded to a new record high in 2022, growing more than fourfold from its lowest point. This has sparked questions about what...
Phasing out Cheques, and What Will Happen to Cash | Playing with Fire: The Dangers of Chasing Hot Trends | 21 Great Investment Quotes | Q&A
This issue of Wealth Adviser includes: Phasing out cheques, and what will happen to cash? At their peak in the 1980s, cheques accounted for 85% of all non-cash payments. Today cheques are only 0.01% of total payments and can make it easy to commit fraud. The...
Why ‘Timing the Market’ is a Fool’s Errand | How is Global Growth Tracking? | Which Type of Investor Are You? | Q&A
This issue of Wealth Adviser includes: Why 'timing the market' is a fool's errand. Trying to pick the bottom of the market to take advantage of a financial rebound is 'market timing' and is based on short-term volatility. How is global growth tracking? A global...
Build to Rent is growing fast off a low base | How much do Inflation Expectations Matter? | Active Management Insights: To Tech and Beyond | Q&A
This issue of Wealth Adviser includes: Build to Rent is growing fast off a low base. Build to rent is residential dwellings, typically new apartments, which remain institutionally owned and are professionally managed and rented. How much do inflation expectations...
What to expect from markets and the economy in 2024 | Lessons from the battery metals bust | Falling inflation – what does it mean for investors | Q&A
This issue of Wealth Adviser includes: What to expect from markets and the economy in 2024. Australian and global growth has slowed, however it has been more resilient than expected. Central banks are now contemplating interest rate reductions this year, following...
Housing is a major issue for older people too | Five reasons to expect the $A to rise – providing recession is avoided | Inflation eases in Australia. Is the end of the RBA’s rate-hiking cycle near? | Q&A
This issue of Wealth Adviser includes: Housing is a major issue for older people too. Housing security remains a problem for renters with some being forced to move multiple times in the past few years. Five reasons to expect the $A to rise - providing recession is...
18 Rules for Ageing Well | Australian Home Prices Up On Supply Shortfall | Asia’s Economic Tightrope | Q&A
This issue of Wealth Adviser includes: 18 rules for ageing well. Rule 1 - it doesn't matter - effectively "don't sweat the small stuff" and keep things in perspective. Rule 2 - nobody is thinking of you - they are thinking about themselves, just like you. Read the...
Are You Paying Tax by Not Starting a Super Pension? | Oil Concerns Return | Australian Banks Pass Rigorous Stress Test by APRA | Q&A
This issue of Wealth Adviser includes: Are you paying tax by not starting a super pension? The tax rate in pension phase is nil, compared to 15% in accumulation phase. If you are over 65, have you started a pension? Oil concerns return. Oil prices slumped 8.8% last...